Frig"id (?), a. [L. frigidus,
fr. frigere to be cold; prob. akin to Gr. ? to shudder, or
perh. to ? cold. Cf. Frill.] 1. Cold;
wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid
climate.
2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire,
vivacity, etc.; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated;
stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid
style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or
service.
3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient
to excite the generative power; impotent. Johnson.
Frigid zone, that part of the earth which
lies between either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23? 28?
from the pole. See the Note under Arctic.